<p>New Delhi: IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers on Wednesday said the airline stands ready to resume direct flights between India and China.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said India and China are in an "advanced stage" of negotiations to resume direct flights between the two countries soon.</p>.China to continue anti-dumping tariff on Indian fibre optic products.<p>Elbers said IndiGo operated daily flights between India and China prior to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>.<p>"The airline stands ready to resume these services as soon as bilateral arrangements between the two countries allow," he said in a statement on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Elbers also said that guided by its entrepreneurial spirit, the airline remains committed to identifying and pursuing commercially viable opportunities.</p>.<p>IndiGo was operating daily flights from Delhi to Chengdu till February 6, 2020, and from Kolkata to Guangzhou till February 1, 2020.</p>.<p>Direct flights were operational between the two countries till early 2020 before getting suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. Both Indian and Chinese carriers had direct services.</p>.<p>The services remained suspended in view of the eastern Ladakh border row.</p>.<p>Air India also had flights from Delhi to Shanghai, and those were also suspended in early 2020.</p>.<p>On January 27 this year, India and China in principle agreed to resume direct air services between the two countries as part of certain people-centric steps to "stabilise and rebuild" the bilateral ties. </p>
<p>New Delhi: IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers on Wednesday said the airline stands ready to resume direct flights between India and China.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said India and China are in an "advanced stage" of negotiations to resume direct flights between the two countries soon.</p>.China to continue anti-dumping tariff on Indian fibre optic products.<p>Elbers said IndiGo operated daily flights between India and China prior to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>.<p>"The airline stands ready to resume these services as soon as bilateral arrangements between the two countries allow," he said in a statement on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Elbers also said that guided by its entrepreneurial spirit, the airline remains committed to identifying and pursuing commercially viable opportunities.</p>.<p>IndiGo was operating daily flights from Delhi to Chengdu till February 6, 2020, and from Kolkata to Guangzhou till February 1, 2020.</p>.<p>Direct flights were operational between the two countries till early 2020 before getting suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. Both Indian and Chinese carriers had direct services.</p>.<p>The services remained suspended in view of the eastern Ladakh border row.</p>.<p>Air India also had flights from Delhi to Shanghai, and those were also suspended in early 2020.</p>.<p>On January 27 this year, India and China in principle agreed to resume direct air services between the two countries as part of certain people-centric steps to "stabilise and rebuild" the bilateral ties. </p>